Tuesday, July 26, 2016

PERKINS TWINS releases new album “Can’t Stop” under Universal Records

Inspired by their diverse musical
influences, from the Beach Boys to Justin Timberlake, Filipino-American pop
twin brothers Jesse and Christian
Perkins better known as
the Perkins Twins release new album under Universal Records. The
album is titled "Can't Stop" and is now available in
stores nationwide.

As to the album title, Jesse explains
“We chose ‘Can't Stop’ because the term is a universal expression. ‘Can't
Stop’ is a love story for our fans who we are forever grateful for and we can’t
stop thanking them all. ‘Can't Stop’ also reflects the concept of never
quitting and always putting your best forward through hard work in everything
we do”.

The first single "Can't
Stop" was one of the first songs the twins wrote on the record. When asked to describe the songwriting, Christian
recalls, “We wanted to write something that young people can
really relate to. We tried to capture the feeling of how it feels to be in love
and the joy that almost supernaturally comes along with it. When you're in
love, you can't stop thinking about that special someone, and that's what the
song is about. There is a subliminal message there for the love of Jesus as
well.”

In the music video, Christian and
Jesse was joined by the beautiful Claudia Baretto in a story of young adults discovering one’s true love. “Making our first music video was an awesome
experience. We were allowed to create the concept for the story line. We
wanted a fresh looking female lead in the video and we were blessed to have
Claudia Baretto join us. She was a pleasure to work with” Jesse said.

With sumptuous
intertwining harmonies, the duo underscores five of their original compositions
and one Tagalog song written by Kiko Salazar. “Kung Aamin,” the
only Tagalog song in the album was described by the twin pop act as ‘very
emotional’ and ‘soulful.’ Jesse also adds, “We love singing Tagalog songs!
What’s bizarre is that we sing Tagalog quite naturally; probably more naturally
than when we actually speak Tagalog.”

Despite getting
their start just over a year, their pop tunes are fresh and connected. The
brothers first broke through into mainstream in 2015 when they
released their debut album with original Tagalog songs by Vehnee Saturno. Soon
after, they were signed with Universal Records and released the twin’s new
album produced by Ito Rapadas.

“We wanted to write songs that are
positive and also songs that young people can relate to. They reflect
experiences, either directly or those we have experienced vicariously through
our friends and family,” Jesse further shared.

Born in the Philippines and raised in
California, the 18-year old twinsprove that there is no rule book that needs to
be followed when it comes down to success. “We loved music growing up
in California. Our family always sang in the house and in the
car. We sang in the church choir when we were
younger. But we never performed in public nor considered singing as
a career and we were discovered as singers quite by accident,” Jesse
recalled.